Seed-corn crate and drier.



0. G. VOLD. SEED CORN CRATE AND DRIER APPLICATION YILBD MAR. 17, 1914.

Patented Aug.25,191fL LIOBAIZ.

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l Inventor Witnesses l Atorneys IN1-f AURRJS PETERS Co.. PHmoLlTH/J..WASHING roN, D. t:4

DLE e. vorn, orrAwsoN, MINNESOTA.

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To all ifi/1,0m it may concern i lle it known that l, OLE G. Voir), acitizen ot `the United States, residingat Dawson, inthe county of" LacIqui Parle and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and usefulSeed-'Corn Crate and Driel, oit' which the following a specication.`

The present inventioii appeitains to a seed corn crate and drier,yandaims to provide a novel holder and carrieri'or ears of seed storedor transported,` and ventilated for purpose of curing and preserving theseed corn. U l u As a more specific object, the present inventioncomprehends the provision o; a crate or container having slidably `andremovably `mounted therein, a plurality `of racks, each :ulaptedto holda series ofears of seed corn, whereby when the racks are removed, the

lseed corn may be readily applied to and ref` moved from the racks, orthe `seed corn may be examined and kernels thereof removed when desired.l

`lt is also within the scope of the present iinlvention, to provide acontrivanceof the" nature indicated, which will be coinparativelysiinple, light, unenouinbered 'and iiuex-` pensive in construction, aswell as being simple, convenient, serviceable and l eihcient in use.

`With the `foregoing and other objects inf view which will appear as thedescription proeeeds,` the invention resides inthe .coin-f` bination andarrangement olpartsandin the detalls of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimedyit being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing troni the spirit of theinvention.

rlhe invention has been illustrated iniits preferred einbodinientin theaccompanying drawing, Wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevationof the irn-`proved crate and drier, portions being broken away.` Fig. 2 is a planView of the device, a portion of the cover or top being broken away.Fig. 3 is a cross section ofthe device.

`In carrying' out the present invention, there is provided a receptacleor container comprising rectangular end frames l, and upper and lowerlongitudinal beams or sills 2 connecting the frames l, the said parts`being' preferably, although not necessarily,

p. Specification of Letters `atent. `Pgltnlged Aug- .1914, lApiiiiaatitn inea Marchi?, 1914. serial No. 325,395.

constructed oi. wood. Sli-cet metal end plates 3 are secured to the:inner facesoi' the end Trainee l, and meshed wireor reticulated `sidepaneles are secured to the inner faces ofthe sills or `bars Q and theuprights or l stilles of the end frames l.

`Aplica-t, metal cover or top 5 having a downturned rim or marginal.api'oii, is

ada-ptedto seat upon the upper side rails y and the upper rails off' theend li'aiinesl with the rinror flange of the cover, overlapping thesides and `ends olI the container orrecep`-` taele. The ends of thecover 5 arepre'fen ably provided with clasp elements or latches Gengageable `with or "under the upper rails orcross pieces `of the endframes l, to retain` the cover in place, although readily perinitff`ting' the cover to be removed. i

The bottoni 7 of the container ably olsheet metal, and has its endsoverlapping `the lower side rails 2 and is prefer? `the lower rails orcross bars of the end `iframes l. u

The upper and lower ends ol the ends plates 3 are ijnturiied or bentangularly to provide inwardly projecting flanges or lips 8 adjacent,"-and preferably spaced slightly; frein, the cover or top 5 and the bottom7;. respectively. The flanges ori lips 8 are each provided withal seriesof notchesQ forming vertical guide-ways orsl.ide-\vays,` inasmuch;` as`the notches of the supei'jiosed llanges 8 ai'cin vertical alinenient.`l t The container or frame thereof,` is ren-x` ininalsoi `whicharepreferably secured to` the end portions of the upper side rails 2,

andthe upper ends olE the endfraines l, and

thcintlerniediate portions of which are preff olj'` the lower side rails2.

`Normally disposed within the container is asei'ies of racks orindividual carriers l1,

each oi which embodies upper and lower rails or slats l2, and uprightStiles or end erably secured to theintermediate portions` l pieces 13`connecting the terminals of the rails or slats 12. tral portions of therails 12 are,` pref erably connected by upright rods or stiles latostillen the racks. Each of the rails or `slats l2 is provided with alongitudinal series ol vertical apertures, through which are insertiblenails or pins 15, which are engageable into the ends of the ears of theseed corn 16.`

`In use, when the cover 5 is removed, the

The intermediate or cenlos u 9o l dered substantial by wire braces l0,the ter?" racks or individual carriers 11 may be readily slid or drawnupwardly out of the container or box, in order that the seed corn may beapplied to the racks. In filling each rack with seed corn, the ears areplaced between the rails or bars 12 of the rack, and the nails or pins15 are passed through the rails 12 and driven or forced into the ends ofthe ears of corn, whereby the corn will be supported in an uprightposition between the upper and lower rails of the rack. Then, as theracks are illed, the racks are placed back into the container, the endpieces 13 of the racks being inserted downwardly through the propernotches 9 of the iianges 8, in order that the racks maybe sliddownwardly properly into the container. Vhen the nlled racks have beenplaced in the container or receptacle, the ears of the seed corn willall be supported in an upright or vertical position, and will be spacedapart, to permit of the circulation of air therebetween.- It is' to beobserved that the racks are parallel with each other, and with the sidesof the container, the sides being reticulated or foraminous to permit ofthe passage of the air therethrough, to ventilate the seed corn, so asto facilitate the drying and curing thereof, for the proper preservationof the kernels. After the cover 5 is applied, the seed corn will becompletely protected from the attack of rat-s, or other rodents orvermin, although the air may circulate freely through the sides of thecrate and between the ears of corn.

It is to be observed that each ear of corn y is supported individually,the ears all being spaced apart, and the kernels being out of engagementwith the several parts of the crate or holding means, in order thatvwhen the crate 1s handled or transported, 'there will be no tendencyfor the Vcorn to become shelled. The nails or pins 15 being passedthrough the rails 12 of the racks and entering the ends of the ears ofcorn, will support the individual ears in an effective manner,notwithstanding the fact that the crate may be handled or transported,or may be Ysetik A1 number of the crates may be piled up or on one endor side or even inverted.

Copies of this patent may be obtained'for ve cents each, by addressingthe stacked without interfering with the ventilation of the corn.

When it is desired to remove the seed corn, either for inspection, orfor the removal of the corn, the racks may be withdrawn after the cover5 has been removed, in order that the kernels of the several ears,"may`be inspected, or if desired, a few kernels may be removed from each ear,for planting, in order to test the quality of thekernels of the variousears. The heads of the nails or retaining elements 15 may be numbered orotherwise designated, if desired, in order vthat a record may be kept,of the several ears, yand with a minimum amount of labor. To remove theears from the racks, it is only necessary to withdraw the nails or pins15 from the endsfof the ears of corn.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the drawings, the severaladvantages of y the present crate and drier will be obvious withoutfurther comment, it being observed that the objects aimed at have beencarried out satisfactorily bv the provision of the unique structureherein disclosed. i

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of .the character described, a container, racks removablydisposed therelin and each `embodying upper and lower apertured rails,rthe apertures. of the ,engage the ends of ears of corn.`

and pins insertible through 2. Ina device of the character described,acontainer including end plates having upper and lower inturned notchedflanges, lracks eaclrcomprising upper and lower apertured rails and .endpieces connecting the rails, the endpieces of theracks engaging thenotches of the said flanges, and pins insertible through Vthe aperturesof the racks and'engageable with the ends of` theears of corn. v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as mv own, I have hereto afXedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

` OLE Gr. VOLD.

Vitnesses:

J. H. ENGELSTAD,

THnoDoRn CHRISTIANSON.

Commissioner of Patents,

A Washington', D. C.

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